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Coast Guard Alerted to Explosion Onboard 54-Foot Sailboat

(KSBY News) – The Coast Guard and Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported explosion aboard a 54-foot sailboat with two on board the vessel. The two ...
On June 12, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Three Turkish Sailors Believed to Be Held in Eritrea

(Hurriyet Daily News) – Three Turkish sailors aboard their catamaran for a circumnavigation are believed to be held by soldiers and taken to an undisclosed location in the ...
On June 12, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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U.S. Flagged Cargo Carrier Rescues Singlehander

(mysailing.au) – A 67-year old man was rescued off his 38-foot sailboat, the Miss Lily, nearly 500 miles south, southwest of Dutch Harbor, AK this week. The man ...
On June 12, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Salty Dawg Sailing Association Helps Hundreds of Sailors Leaving the Caribbean to Head North

A number of sailors have been stuck on their boats due to the pandemic sweeping the world. Islands were closed to visitors, flights canceled and the hurricane season ...
On June 5, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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An Unplanned Tall Ship Adventure

(Newsweek) – Sailboats have been stuck in harbors around the world due to the coronavirus and one ship in order to make it home, had to sail 10,000 ...
On June 5, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Virgin Islands Reopening to Tourists

(Caribbean Journal) – The USVI Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte has announced that the U.S. Virgin Islands is now opening its doors to tourists. They have set in place ...
On June 5, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Pandemic Hits Isolated Islands

(AP News) – The coronavirus has managed to affect areas far and wide. Even people living on isolated islands are being infected and those islands in particular may ...
On June 5, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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The Mariana Trench Marks the Deepest Spot in the Ocean

(Scientific American) – As you sail across the Pacific Ocean, near the island of Guam you can sail across the deepest spot in the ocean. How deep? About ...
On June 5, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Sixty Years Marks First Crossing of a Catamaran From New York to Wales

James Wharram and two crew sailed their 40-foot catamaran Rongo, across the Atlantic, arriving in North Wales September 30, 1959, the first time for a catamaran. It was ...
On May 29, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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San Francisco Coast Guard Station Rescues Three Off 30-Foot Sailboat

Last week the Coast Guard out of sector San Fransicso rescued three sailors off Freedom, a 30-foot sailboat. The boat was in rough seas and experiencing steering issues ...
On May 29, 2020 / By Sandy Parks